Directorate of School Education Jammu under the guidance of (Director School Education, Anuradha Gupta celebrated Gandhi Jayanti with great fervor and enthusiasm by organising various activities and administering ” Swachta Pledge” to students and staff members in schools and offices, across all the 10 districts of Jammu Division.
To commemorate the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and to rejuvenate and cherish the ideals of the ‘ father of the nation’, of which cleanliness was of paramount importance, the DSEJ organised cleanliness drives in schools and offices across the Jammu division along with sports activities like Kabadi, wresting, walkathon, yoga, spot cycling etc.
The celebratory occasion also saw the culmination of ‘Fit India Movement’, which started on 15th of August 2020, with the Directorate organising ‘Fit India Freedom Run’ rallies and 2 Km plogging run activities for students and staff members at district headquarters, with the twin aims of ‘ SWASTH and SWACHTA’ – staying fit while keeping the surroundings and country clean.
The Students and staff members were also administered swachta pledge on the occasion through online as well as offline mode. Director Schools Education Jammu, Anuradha Gupta, addressing the participants, termed the swachta pledge as a resolve to invigorate our own selves as well as society at large towards keeping our surroundings and environment clean. It is an undertaking towards carrying forward the message of cleanliness given by Mahtma Gandhi to us, she added.
The ceremony organised at Directorate Head Office Jammu saw Sanjay Kumar Bhat ( PO) administering swachta pledge to the staff members, who lead the ‘Shram Daan’- cleaniliess drive, conducted in and around the office premises by the staff members.
On similar lines, CEO office Jammu also organised celebratory function which included ‘ sarv dharma prayer’ among other scheduled activities. Chief Education Officer Jammu Vijay Sharma paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi as well as Lal Bahadur Shastri. On the occasion “Swachata karayakaram” was carried out in the office premises.